Method for reducing fuel cell output voltage to permit low power operation
Abstract
Fuel cell performance is degraded by recycling a portion of the cathode exhaust through the cells and, if necessary, also reducing the total air flow to the cells for the purpose of permitting operation below a power level which would otherwise result in excessive voltage.
- Inventors:
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- Glastonbury, CT
- West Hartford, CT
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863582
- Patent Number(s):
- 4202933
- Assignee:
- United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- EX-76-C-01-2102
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; reducing; fuel; cell; output; voltage; permit; power; operation; performance; degraded; recycling; portion; cathode; exhaust; cells; total; air; flow; purpose; permitting; below; level; otherwise; result; excessive; cell performance; fuel cell; output voltage; power level; air flow; power operation; otherwise result; cell output; cathode exhaust; total air; /429/
Citation Formats
Reiser, Carl A, and Landau, Michael B. Method for reducing fuel cell output voltage to permit low power operation. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Reiser, Carl A, & Landau, Michael B. Method for reducing fuel cell output voltage to permit low power operation. United States.
Reiser, Carl A, and Landau, Michael B. Tue .
"Method for reducing fuel cell output voltage to permit low power operation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863582.
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title = {Method for reducing fuel cell output voltage to permit low power operation},
author = {Reiser, Carl A and Landau, Michael B},
abstractNote = {Fuel cell performance is degraded by recycling a portion of the cathode exhaust through the cells and, if necessary, also reducing the total air flow to the cells for the purpose of permitting operation below a power level which would otherwise result in excessive voltage.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}
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